Boat dive trip to the Poor Knights Islands, North Island NZ
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| a brief tour of the islands | Bryan and cliffs | me and sunglasses |
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| BH | cave, carved by wind(?) |
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| Easter Island-looking rock | one of many arches |
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| group of Japanese divers with us |
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| nesting birds and Maori sacred ground | BH's finger |
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| largest sea cave in the world | some famous musicians have been known to smoke up and play music in here.... | from inside the cave |
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| day's end |
Off to other North Island activities
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| NZ cattle and sheep |
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| and ostriches (or emus?) | look at those feet! |
South Island NZ
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| our Antarctic base in Christchurch | dress warm for Antarctica | clothing list |
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| sheep grazing plains on South island |
Banks Penninsula, southeast of Christchurch, a very nice place to visit.
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| sheep truck (look closely) |
Off to Australia for observing
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| Manly beach from air | on way back to Sydney from NZ |
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| middle of nowhere Australia towns | on the way to the observatory look like this |
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| beautiful city views from Kirribilli | at sunset | Subway ad for beer |